Mental health struggles & God's love

One book made all the difference - Course 101

I lost my parents to ALS and Covid

God used my father's passing

Blessed by InterHigh ministry at my home church

My misconceptions about mental health

I tried really hard to be a "good girl"

20+ years of friendship - thrill seekers to youth ministers

Church like family

Better than winning the lottery!

Power to forgive my dad

Tryna take away my fun

Atheist searching in college

How could God let my mom pass away?

Passed out in the hallway without a pulse

Wanted to be a male Martha Stewart

Evidence for God?! No way

Washed all my clothes in fabric softener

Tryna deconvert Christians

Our special needs child knows she's so loved

Sharing the gospel with my entire extended family

From Atheist to...Missionary?!

Never thought I'd be sharing the gospel in English

Dart game that changed 2 destinies

The time I ran away from God & church

Graduation without my family

Atheist reacts to Christian event

Eat, drink and be happy

Why have close relationships?

ImpAct program for inner city kids brought me to our church

Pain points of a phD student

What's God's will for my life as a doctor?

Buddhism left me in despair

Friend passing away sophomore year led me to seek God

Mom's sudden brain hemorrhage

Omnicidal: humans shouldn't exist

Beyond YouTube & nuclear family

Freedom from anxiety

Boring to drama every day

Being bullied, I hated others

Youth thug asks, God, where were you?

Blessing to my family through online Mandarin services

Mom's journey: seeking God

Never felt alone raising a special needs daughter

Giddiness & studying in the dungeon

Being "all things for all people"

Mandarin online services blessed my mom

Cantonese resources helped bless my grandparents

Never thought to say thank you

Is a tech startup what my life is about?

Hypocrite no more!

Portrayal of Christians in media made me hate them

"Don't expect church to help you"

God has made my life so rich!

Finally found a mentor

Mom's cancer & passing

All I need in life is myself

An only child used to getting what I wanted

Pastor bowling with college students?

Shout out to youth small group

Unique calling in global poverty?

Online band during time of personal hardship & covid upheld me

When I ran away

Better than designer jeans

Beyond YouTube star

Mental health struggles that caused me to cry out to God

Haunted by death since age 5

Did I want to be healed of my hearing? It was complicated

Video games and binging on media characterized my life

Partying pastor's kid to campus minister

Church is a safe space

Any properly educated person must be an atheist

Partier has life-changing hallucination

Manga & media addiction

Infertility struggles-how I got through

How I improved my relationship with parents

Animals are great, but ...

Exponential growth through middle school ministry

Getting through covid-induced anxiety

#emptynester: beyond lemonade & porch swing

Women actively involved in ministry

Asking tons of questions without being judged

Mentor's surprising response to cancer diagnosis

Aiming for D1 Tennis

My immunocompromised mom's covid scare

Thought Christian life was uninspiring and dull

Best friend's murder started my journey

Imagining my life at 30

Learned to talk & be vulnerable

My wife's illness put the church in action

Gaming 1300 hours

How I survived bullying

A nagging inconsolable longing kept following me

Is responsibility a good thing?

Kept family hardships, like my father's passing, to myself

All for me & me alone

How I became the family chaplain

Mom surprised by others' kids

A hermit in the forest with just my dog

Thought God owed me for being a good girl

7th grader crying myself to sleep over fear of death

After my aunt passed away I had a lot of questions

Never had mentors growing up

Pursuing every pleasure led to a crisis of faith

Mancave, video games..what more is there?

Berkeley grads, Christian?!

Brokenness was a cycle in my family

Christians: Hypocritical? Too intense?

Divorce made independence my goal

I could go for days without uttering a word

Planned on leaving the faith in college

I was like the Hunchback of Notre Dame

Surprised by one person's response to the gospel

I wanted to be in history books

Questions about Christianity I didn't know I had

My life feels like the hobbit

Does this Christianity thing even work?

Can an artificial intelligence scientist be a Christian?

Surprised by Covocational ministers

I grew up as a totally confused Christian

Was killing spiders my biggest sin?

Hostile atheist in a family of Christians

Child of Cambodian refugees, my goal was the American Dream

My dad's family cried when they found out I wasn't a son

Experiencing death early on, I asked what are we here for?

9/11 made me wonder about life and death

Purposeless - just doing what everyone's doing

My life was all planned out

Unfulfilled & longing

Pastor's kid experiencing blessing of covo ministry

The testimony that finally got through

First family trip I planned

Should I follow my desires?

Disappointment with research drove me to search

My child receives much love

Good friends in times of need

Deja vu life

More in common than expected

Relationships would come and go

Didn't know how to do laundry

Wanted to be a Nobel prize-winning chemist

Health struggles I never faced alone

100% introvert learns to engage people

Prayed "In Jesus name" every day but never knew why

Burn out from a life just about me

Stressed & fearful, I lived in a fictional world

Japanese friend blessed through course 101

Most magical year

What starts here changes the world

Life's more than getting success & approval

Seeing brokenness in my family through a gospel lens

Adventure: CA to Stonybrook, NY

College experience ran dry

Thought Christians were unintellectual

Front row seats to transformed lives

Wanted to do something to help the world

Afraid of being a missionary

Surgeon by day, children's minister & mentor for the rest

Movie called "My Life": Me, 1 woman, 1 friend

Beyond video gaming

When my dad had less than 24 hours to live

God pursued my family over 3 generations

More than just me & my mom

A couple's story of growing in connections to others

Anime filled the void

Seeking attention from all the wrong places

Still in LA, but ministering to the world

Never thought I'd be a youth minister

I was a bratty teenager

Mopping the floor brought mom to tears

After parents' divorce and moving around, I didn't feel the need for relationships

Covocational ministry is possible with a team

How I took ownership of my faith

My mom's life as a minister seemed too hard

Doctor of the soul

All about curating an image

I'd wake up at 4pm only to play video games

Unexpected opportunities

Surprised I'm a "hard core" Christian

From grandpa's death to North Carolina

Wearing many different hats so I can love others

Personal Ambition v. Higher Calling

Religion was going to temple and burning incense

Jaded by church

Wanted the whole world to know me

Joys & pains of covocational ministry

I thought death made life meaningless

I love youth ministry

Better mom & daughter through ministry

Skeptic all-around

I thought reconciliation was impossible

Wasn't interested in deep relationships

I thought church was just a Sunday thing

Struggle through my 2-year unemployment

Christianity was just a label

Sick and tired from all the toil, I asked God, are you there?

The common denominator: me

After my car accident I wanted to live it up

Hit rock bottom when dad passed away

Lookin at my body mirror 24/7

Always wanted to do international missions

Life felt like an endless hamster wheel

Was ashamed of being a Christian

Thought I had to put on my best face at church

Even a nun thought I was a lost cause

I never went to church before college

Shaving my head became the beginning of my spiritual journey

I thought Christians were dumb or hypocritical

Former homebody living on mission

Best thing about following Jesus

What a polygraph test revealed about me

How do I know that what the Bible says is true?

Well-rounded outside, self-loathing inside

2 lives: goody two shoes & doing whatever I want

Beyond the Forbes 30 under 30

Zooming out is a blessing

I was a video gaming addict

What makes us close

Why am I living in Columbus Ohio?!

Mom & brother were hostile to Christianity

Friendships beyond time & distance

Christianity was for people who had nothing else going for them

We're all going to die--so what's the point?

I acted super spiritual

Finally, a purposeful life

Facing the storm of cancer and surgery

God helped me to see people through his eyes

A bad car accident, surgery, hospitalization changed my view of the church

My hypocricy and vices made me desperate

Growth through mentorship

More than a tech guy

My career defined my self-worth

When my dad had a stroke

Not bare minimum anymore

The only important thing in life

The "dark blob" I once was

How a walk in the Texas heat touched me

Changed relationship with my parents

The church during COVID

My non-Christian brother suggested I check out church

What if I gain the whole world...then what?

Restored joy

Brief tour of our home

Homebody gamer having the time of his life

Longing for a greater purpose

Will tesla or space X give me meaning?

Thought I was the center of the universe

Covocational ministry took me all over the place

Fell in love with ministry as a Church Plant Intern in Santa Barbara

During the pandemic, I served underprivileged youth

Blamed my parents for everything wrong in my life

Gaming my life away

Church: boring & irrelevant?

Saved from being a controlling mother

Finally at Cal Tech!

Landing in ER with panic attacks got me seeking

Being a travel blogger and giving credit card tips was my dream

In search of the "good life"

To be a hipster living in Seattle was my goal

Host family made me curious about Christianity

All I wanted was to prove myself competent

All things to all people: international ministry

Hearing stories from high schoolers gives me sense of privilege

A bigger life for "little ol' me"

Missionary kid to youth minister

The privilege of mentoring inner city youth

Always thought I'd live an isolated life

Michelin stars or ministry?

Finally learned to make spaghetti

Never did chores growing up

School struggles & addictions showed my limits

I was a lone ranger & felt anxious about meeting others

Meeting on Sproul Plaza that changed everything

My Buddhist family became Christians

Does God even care?

Didn't think I could trust anyone

I was living my best college life

My dad's battle with cancer

Couch potato to church planter

God blessed me to be a blessing

How friend's car accident got me thinking

Had a chip on my shoulder

My aspiration was a walk-in closet for my designer bags

Why did all these people move to Seattle to start a church?

Journey of a Singaporean sheltered only child

Chained to anger & addictions

How a hater of Christians had second thoughts

Never thought I'd be serving the unhoused

Good grades, friends & a girlfriend wasn't enough

Flunking school saved me

Religion is just an emotional crutch

Judgemental pastor's kid story

Saying Yes to God, and Yes to UVA

Losing my father, finding a family

The start of my spiritual journey in Berkeley

Balance: when to do laundry?

Life skills that blessed my family

Picking up skills to bless my friends

I was running away from God all my life

Video gaming, clubbing & cheap thrills filled my life

Health issues brought church closer

In his final weeks, I let my best friend down

Experience of grace

Grumpy, irritable, shy person...given a mission

Raised to live for myself

American dream would surely make me happy

Winter retreat changed everything

Serving in ImpACT and children's choir

Surprised by close relationships

Curling up on my couch was my ideal day

Didn't understand the need for God and Jesus

Just wanted to climb the corporate ladder

Used to go to library alone at lunch

Enfolded into a mission-minded community

Jaded churchgoer with questions